Lithium metazirconate (LZO) has demonstrated promise as an electrode coating in solid-state batteries, and some researchers are exploring the use of LZO as a solid-state electrolyte itself. However, to date, all electrochemical testing on LZO for this application has been performed on pressed discs rather than thin films. Researchers in Argentina and Spain developed an aqueous forming route to obtain LZO films by tape casting.
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A lithium-ion battery research review by Rice University scientists stacks up cathode, anode, and electrolyte materials against one another, focusing on how batteries perform across a wide temperature range.
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Using atomic layer deposition to engineer atom-thick oxide semiconductors, research team helps Boeing set up nondestructive evaluation laboratory, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 15, 2017.
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Researchers at Harvard University have devised a different way to generate longer lasting fuel cells, this time using quantum materials.
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